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to point out his imperfections, and attach to his ap- 

 pearance an idea of insignificance and meanness. One 

 with a remarkably long body, with a thin switch bob 

 tail, bears no better proportion than the legs and thighs 

 of a dwarf to the head and body. A large horse, 

 roached and bobbed, nev^r shows to advantage, as the 

 appearance of the riding horse is given up, and the 

 round and snug appearance of the nimble footed pony 

 can never be attained. For a horse to look well with 

 a bob tail, he should be plump, round, full, and com- 

 pact ; but all tails that are full of hair, show to much 

 more advantage than those that are thin and frizzled. 

 Previous to a tail's being trimmed, great respect 

 should be paid to the shape and proportion of the 

 horse, and the tail should be made an equal propor- 

 tionable part. The manes of all horses, except ponies, 

 should be long, smooth, and reaching at least half way 

 down the neek ; nothing can more disfigure him than 

 a short frizzled mane : it even alters, apparently, the 

 shape of the neck, and when once in this situation, it 

 will take twelve months to grow of proper length. 

 The mane~of a horse may be combed two or three 

 times a day, as a thin mane looks well ; but his tail, 

 if well proportioned and elegant, should not be combed 

 oftener than twice a week. 



GOOD AND BAD EYES. 



THE eye is an organ of more use and more value 

 than any that belongs to the horse, and should always 

 undergo an examination by a purchaser with the 



